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When Nate Ruess calls from Houston, the singer of pop-rock trio Fun sounds a little overwhelmed as he tries to sneak away for a quick cigarette break. After all, he’s had quite the year—when the group’s smash single “We Are Young” topped the Billboard Hot 100, Ruess and bandmates Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train) and Andrew Dost (of Anathallo) accomplished something Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and Bruce Springsteen never have. Thanks to its appearance in both a Super Bowl ad and an episode of “Glee” (and seemingly half of the other commercials on TV), “We Are Young” (featuring Janelle Monae) flew up the charts and stayed at No. 1 for three weeks....

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When Nate Ruess calls from Houston, the singer of pop-rock trio Fun sounds a little overwhelmed as he tries to sneak away for a quick cigarette break. After all, he’s had quite the year—when the group’s smash single “We Are Young” topped the Billboard Hot...

The Grammys cast aside their celebratory vibe Sunday to pay tribute to singer Whitney Houston, whose death over the weekend hung heavy over the 54th annual awards show. Until Saturday, the pre-show drama had focused on Adele and how the...

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